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OLD BEAT, NEW BOSS Capt. Bacchi returns to 106th as commanding officer PAGE 4 Capt. Jerome Bacchi, center, poses with ofﬁcers of the 106th Precinct. Bacchi, who grew up in Woodhaven and previously served in the precinct for two years as a lieutenant, was recently named its commanding ofﬁcer.

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NYC to require vax for some indoor settings To fight the rising Delta variant, city issues sweeping new policy by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Mayor de Blasio an nou nced Tuesday mor n i ng t h at New York City will require proof of vaccination for workers and customers at restaurants, gyms and other indoor perfor mance and entertainment spaces. continued on page 10 The program, named the “Key to NYC Pass,” will intensify the city’s efforts to Restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues will begin to require proof of vaccination in mid-August, the mayor announced Tuesday as a Delta variant-influenced wave stem the recent uptick of new infections has taken hold in Queens and the rest of the city since early July. FILE PHOTO; NYC DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GRAPHIC in Covid cases driven by the Delta variant. It will launch in mid- encouraged private businesses and local ture of their vaccine card that they can dis- day he announced that all new city hires August, but inspections and enforcement governments to proceed with their own vac- play on their phones. There is no verifica- must be vaccinated. He also urged all New cine requirements, it has maintained that no tion process for the card in its current Yorkers, vaccinated or not, to wear masks will not begin until Sept. 13. indoors, but stopped short of making that a “The goal is that this is the time — if such federal requirement is in the works as incarnation. New York State’s Excelsior Pass came out mandate. we’re going to stop the Delta variant — the of yet. The final details of de Blasio’s policy will in March and verifies applications against His Monday entreaty about masking time is now. That means getting vaccinated indoors came after the CDC issued a guidright now,” de Blasio said in a Tuesday press be revealed by mid-August, but the mayor city and state vaccination records. said on Tuesday proof will consist of either The new initiative is the city’s latest ance last week for all vaccinated people to event. The model is similar to vaccine mandates the state’s “Excelsior Pass,” the city’s new effort to ramp up restrictions and vaccine wear masks indoors in places with substanthat France and other European countries vaccine pass or the Centers for Disease Con- requirements over the past several weeks. In tial or high transmission. All five boroughs late July the mayor required that all public surpass the CDC’s criteria for the mask have issued over the past month but is the trol and Prevention’s vaccine card. The city’s new app, named NYC Covid health system employees get the jab or guidance. first of its kind in the United States. continued on page 10 Though the Biden administration has Safe, simply enables users to upload a pic- receive a weekly coronavirus test, and Mon-

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New process, new commander in 106th Capt. Jerome Bacchi, Woodhaven native, pledges to tackle quality of life by Max Parrott Associate Editor

The 106th Precinct’s new commanding officer, Capt. Jerome Bacchi, may be coming to the precinct fresh off a stint in the South Bronx, but that doesn’t mean that he’s new to South Queens. Bacchi, who has served in the NYPD for 22 years, spent two years as a lieutenant in the 106th. It’s where he was promoted to captain, and not far from where he was born and raised in Woodhaven to the north. For the last several years he has served at Police Service Area 7, a sector of the NYPD’s Housing Bureau that patrols the New York City Housing Authority developments within the confines of the Bronx’s 40th and 42nd precincts. He said that he wants to tackle quality-of-life complaints in the precinct, and made a case for himself convincing enough to sell the Precinct Council as well as the rest of the civilian panel appointed to advise on the new leader of the precinct. “I always say that precinct commanders come and go, police officers come and go, but who doesn’t come and go? The residents of the community. The 106th has one of the highest percentages of homeownership. And then there’s the

The new 106th Precinct commander, Capt. Jerome Bacchi, chats with a resident at the precinct’s National Night Out PHOTO BY MAX PARROTT event on Tuesday. business owners. These people have a financial stake in the commu nit y. It’s up to the Police Department to ensure that the community is safe and that their needs are met,” Bacchi told the Chronicle. Bacchi has lived in different parts of the borough for all of his life. When he was growing up Bacchi wanted to be a firefighter,

and took a job in the NYPD with the intention of eventually testing into the FDN Y. But once he became a police officer he found t h at c a r e e r mor e r ewa rd i ng because he was always out in the community engaging with residents’ concerns. He’s the first new commander in the 106th to come up through the new process that the mayor

implemented earlier this year for selecting precinct commanders. The system gives com munity members input into who should take the role. According to 106th Precinct Council President Frank Dardani, a panel of himself, the borough president and several community board members and business leaders interviewed four candidates

proposed by the NYPD and suggested their favorite. Dardani said that the majority of questions revolved around quality-of-life concerns like noise, blocked driveways, truck problems and abandoned vehicles. They were tired of hearing what the police can’t do. “When he answered these questions he really sold us that there were things that he really could implement,” Dardani said. According to the mayor’s policy, the panel will continue to monitor Bacchi and evaluate his effectiveness, neighborhood engagement and responsiveness. Bacchi said that resident participation is going to be important under his watch. He wants to try and increase the reach of the monthly Build the Block meetings that the precinct’s neighborhood coordination officers hold to hear directly from residents. He also said that he’d be happy to coordinate with the neighborhood patrols like the Howard Beach Civilian Patrol and the Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol, which overlap with the precinct, to get as much street-level information as possible. “Sometimes a lot of crimes go unrepor ted. If we don’t know about it we can’t effectively comQ bat it,” he said.

Ozone Park civic’s van gets snatched Group starts a fund to replace the vehicle it uses for food distribution by Max Parrott For the latest news visit qchron.com

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An Ozone Park civic group’s van was stolen, and with it thousands of dollars worth of meals for residents in need. The Ozone Park Residents Block Association’s blue 2002 Ford Econoline van was picked up off the street at Digby Place and Rockaway Boulevard last Thursday night, according to the group’s president, Sam Esposito. In order to keep running its weekly food distribution, the group has started looking for a new ride, and is seeking community donations to fund it. The recent theft has put its entire operation in jeopardy. “We can’t operate without the van. The van is a must,” Esposito said. The civic leader said that the vehi-

cle needed some major mechanical work to keep on functioning, but it contained several thousand dollars worth of food that the group was storing for the food giveaway the following weekend. Esposito suggested that someone must have stolen the vehicle for scrap metal because driving it was an idiosyncratic process. “The drive shaft was broken. So you had to know how to drive it and the spark plug blew two weeks ago,” he said. All its problems in consideration, the vehicle had allowed the civic to provide a massive amount of groceries for residents in need throughout the most dire points of the pandemic. It had been used to haul several million dollars worth of food over the

last year and half, according to Esposito’s estimates. Though at first the civic group leader thought that it may have just been towed, Esposito said that he spoke to a police detective yesterday morning who confirmed it had been stolen. The group has started a GoFundMe to purchase a replacement van that Esposito said it will need quickly if it’s going to continue running its weekly food donation. As of Wednesday, it had raised over $2,600 out of a $7,500 goal. Esposito said that all additional donations would go directly back into the group’s food distribution efforts. Esposito said as of Tuesday that he had already begun the process of Q replacing the stolen vehicle.

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The 106th Precinct held its National Night Out Against Crime event at PO Nicholas Demutiis Park in Ozone Park on Tuesday night. After being canceled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event encouraged community building between civilians and officers with an arrangement of booths, food, music and a bouncy blow-up slide for the

kids. Above left, Ayasha Siddika and her son wait for the bouncy slide. Above right, Officer Mohamed Khan poses with an ice cream cone from a Mister Softee truck that was hired to sweeten the event. In addition to the food and activities, booths lined the park. In attendance were

civic groups like Our Neighborhood Civic Association, organizations like Community Board 10 and government representatives from the District Attorney’s Office. The event also gave the community the c han c e t o m e e t t h e ir n e w p r e c in c t commander. — Max Parrott

Broad Channel FD makes new push Dept. meets with bank on long-stalled firehouse construction by Max Parrott

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A new effort is underway to resurrect plans to build a new Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department firehouse from the capitol project “graveyard.” The BCVFD met last Friday with state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), representatives from the Queens Chamber of Commerce and Investor’s Bank in order to try and lock down the bank as a lender for the construction project. The f ire depar t ment has been struggling to build a new station for its operations and meeting bu reaucratic roadblocks for about 20 years. Now Add abbo a nd Tom Grech at the Chamber have found a bank that seems potentially amenable to acting as a lender to get the project off the ground. The remaining roadblock is that the firehouse is cobbli ng t oget her f u nd i ng st reams f rom six different sources, according to BCVFD Chief Dan Mcintyre.

The BCVFD is in talks with a new bank to replace its headquarters, FILE PHOTO above, with a new state-of-the-art building. “That’s where the problems come. If the bank wants to get involved as a lender, they want to be assured of this project moving forward, and confident that the funding is there. And you know government funding isn’t always the most stable,” Addabbo said. At the meeting on Friday, Add abbo said t hat he a nd

Mcintyre presented the bank with letters of commitment from all the city, state and federal government funding sources — some of which go back over a decade. For instance, $2 million of federal funding was first allocated in 2005 by thenSen. Hillary Clinton and Cong ressman A nthony Weiner. Now that the bank has gotten

assurances that the funding is still available, it will evaluate whether to get involved. Addabbo and Mcintyre have long argued that the isolation of Broad Channel makes it especially important for them to have a state-of-the-art volunteer firehouse. Mcintyre also pointed out that if the planned building had been in place before Superstorm Sandy, the city would have had a fully operational stor m center of operations for the department and any city, state or federal agency. In 2017, the fire department actually got the project out to bid, but wasn’t able to execute its plans with the funding available because at that point it was bidding against a flood of construction cash in the area from the city’s Build it Back program, which made it difficult to find a contractor. “It’s moving ahead in the right direction. But I won’t be happy until the bank is comQ mitted,” said Addabbo.

Airport job fair set for Aug. 18 A minority-owned and operated service company with more than 100 positions available at the airports in Queens is holding a job fair Aug. 18 in Jamaica. Red Eye Aviation Services is looking to fill jobs in areas including customer service, ramp, baggage, cargo warehouse, driving and more at both Kennedy and LaGuardia. The Queens Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the event, along with City Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest), Borough President Donovan Richards and the city Department of Small Business Services. “As the pandemic comes to a close, Queens is springing back to life with companies hiring,” the Chamber of Commerce says in an announcement of the job fair. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Harvest Room, the event space operated by the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. at 90-40 160 St. Participants may register via queenschamber. org/events. Red Eye, which also is based in Jamaica, says it provides staffing, resources and services nationwide and is “passionate” about hiring based on skills and experience but also looks at each applicant’s Q “personality and soft skills.”

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Gov. refuses to step down after AG James report claims sex misconduct by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Facing calls that he resign from everyone from the president to his former allies in Albany, Gov. Cuomo at press time was showing no outward sign of giving in, making it appear the only way he could be made to leave office before the end of his term would be through impeachment and removal. Demands that Cuomo resign cascaded in from all corners, including Queens, after state Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday released a report alleging that the governor had sexually harassed at least 11 women, with everything from inappropriate comments to forcible touching. Though the report stated that Cuomo had broken state and federal law, James announced no charges against him. Even as James’ office has been investigating Cuomo’s alleged mistreatment of women, the state Assembly has been conducting an impeachment probe based on both those allegations and his handling of the deaths of nursing home residents due to Covid-19, where critics allege a coverup and manipulation of data. James, herself considered a leading candidate for governor were Cuomo forced aside, said the independent investigators she appointed found that not only did he mistreat women, his office retaliated against at least one who

went public with her complaints. misconduct,” state Sen. James Sanders Jr. “This is a sad day for New York because (D-South Ozone Park), said in a statement, “It independent investigators have concluded that is clear that Governor Cuomo cannot do the Governor Cuomo sexually harassed multiple work of New York State. In the meantime, we women and, in doing so, broke the law,” James cannot waste time. We need a strong, focused said in a prepared statement. “I am grateful to leader at the helm, and right now Governor all the women who came forward to tell their Cuomo is not that leader.” stories in painstaking detail, enabling investigaThe report alleges that Cuomo harassed both tors to get to the truth. No man — no matter current and former state employees, as well as how powerful — can be allowed to harass other women. In one case, he allegedly touched women or violate our human rights laws, a female state trooper assigned to his protective period.” detail in a sexually sugIn response to the gestive manner on more report, President Biden, llegations of lawbreaking than one occasion, U. S . S e n s . C h u c k kissed her in front of but no charges filed. Schumer (D-NY) and another trooper and K i r st e n G i l l ibr a nd asked her questions (D-NY), state Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins related to romance and sex, as well as why she (D-Yonkers), Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie did not wear a dress. (D-Bronx) and numerous other elected officials The announcement of James’ findings said at all levels called on Cuomo to resign. in part: “The investigation found that Governor “I stand with these women, in addition to all Cuomo’s sexual harassment of multiple women survivors of sexual misconduct,” state Sen. and his and the Executive Chamber’s retaliation Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), the deputy majority against a former employee for coming forward leader, said in a prepared statement. “Andrew with her claims of sexual harassment violated Cuomo lacks the integrity required to be the multiple state and federal laws, including Title leader of our state and can no longer serve as VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New New York’s Governor. He must heed the calls of York State Human Rights Law, and 42 U.S. so many New York leaders and resign.” Code § 1983, in addition to the Executive Saying that James’ investigators produced Chamber’s own equal employment policies.” solid evidence that Cuomo engaged in “sexual Without being specific in most cases, Cuomo

denied the worst of the allegations in a video statement and tried to explain away others as misunderstandings, possibly driven by differences in age and culture. He said, for example, that he hugs and kisses many people. “I do it with everyone,” he said. “Black and white, young and old, straight and LGBTQ, powerful people, friends, strangers, people who I meet on the street.” In the video was a slideshow showing Cuomo kissing and hugging people, along with other officials such as former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush doing the same. “First, I want you to know directly from me that I never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances,” Cuomo said. “I am 63 years old. I’ve lived my entire adult life in public view. That is just not who I am and that’s not who I have ever been.” Among the other officials here calling for the governor to step down was state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), who like the governor is the son of a longtime elected official as well as a Queens native of Italian descent. Addabbo kept his statement on the matter shorter and simpler than many. “Based on my review of the findings in the Attorney General’s 165 page investigative report, I believe that Governor Cuomo should resign in the best Q interest of all New Yorkers,” he said.

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xtraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. That’s nothing new in the age of Covid. So as uncomfortable as it may be, it’s necessary that the city impose a rule that people be vaccinated in order to eat indoors at a restaurant, go to a gym or to see a sporting event, concert or other performance indoors. The city and state have done pretty much all they can to persuade people to get vaccinated. They’ve opened large vaccination centers such as those at Citi Field, Aqueduct Race Track and Queens College. The state offered a special lottery for the vaccinated and a chance for students to win scholarships. The city made house calls for those who wanted a shot but couldn’t get out and knocked on doors to try talking people into one. Mayor de Blasio recently announced that anyone who gets a shot will receive $100. Yet there still will be those who don’t get the vaccine. When bribery doesn’t work, what will? Perhaps only the imposition of rules that will make life less comfortable for those who refuse to protect themselves, their neighbors and everyone else by getting one of the lifesaving vaccines. Those rules are now being imposed. “It’s time for people to see vaccination as literally necessary to living a good and full and healthy life,” de Blasio said Tuesday in announcing his new program requiring shots for many activities. “The Key to NYC Pass will be a first-in-the-nation approach. It

will require vaccination for workers and customers in indoor dining, in indoor fitness facilities, indoor entertainment facilities. This is going to be a requirement.” “I want people to get vaccinated to feel they can live life fully, have a lot of freedom,” he said Wednesday on “CBS This Morning.” “The reward of vaccination is freedom. Tragically, if you don’t get vaccinated, you’re going to be left out.” It’s sad that it had to come to this point but it has. In Queens, 72 percent of adults are fully vaccinated (in Manhattan it’s 75 percent) but other boroughs lag behind, with only 58 percent fully dosed in the Bronx, according to city figures. So the Delta variant is cruising along, with the number of daily new cases citywide averaging 249 just a month ago and 1,409 today. We cannot afford another serious wave of coronavirus that could crowd hospitals, kill hundreds needlessly or lead to new business shutdowns and more so-called remote learning for our students. The way to avoid that is to be as proactive as possible, and that means the vaccines, which are extremely effective in preventing deadly cases of Covid-19. You the vaccinated did your part. Now the burden falls on those who declined their civic duty. They must be banned from certain activities to keep the rest of us safe. They can rejoin society fully at any time, and we hope they will soon.

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tation, Correction, Parks and Homeless Services departments and the Housing Authority all have vaccination rates below 50 percent. The Fire Department has a 54 percent vaccination rate. The Department of Education has a 59 percent vaccination rate for teachers, principals and support staff, says the Post. While that’s better than other agencies, it shows arrogance toward to the public. The unions for teachers and principals demand that all public school students wear masks, but do not require their members to get vaccinated. That’s blatant hypocrisy. De Blasio must demand that all city workers get vaccinated or face suspension. Exemptions can be granted to those with documented medical conditions, but not for religious reasons.

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his is one time we were glad to see JetBlue not cleared for takeoff — when it was floating the idea of shifting focus and jobs from its home in Queens to Florida. Instead, it will stay here and add 1,800 jobs at our area airports; it already employs more than 7,000 people statewide. Many of its jobs are in Long Island City, where JetBlue is looking to replace a lease that expires in 2023 with something long-term. That’s just the news we were glad to hear (and be the first to report) Monday. After all the future jobs lost in the Amazon debacle and the existing ones lost in the Covid crisis, it’s even more vital that we keep all that we have here. Kudos to JetBlue and everyone who helped keep Queens’ hometown airline “grounded” here.

God did not create this pandemic, human negligence did. Only a total inoculation program can end that. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

No mandates Dear Editor: Who are these people who want to control others who are healthy, took vitamins, went to the gym, ate the right foods, are not obese, have no diabetes, no HIV, took the flu shot every year — why should we wear a mask? I am healthy at 76 years old; no fear. If these other people want to wear masks in 90-degree weather, let them. If they want the vaccine, let

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Your free STEM tutors Dear Editor: Most students have been stuck at home for well over a year now. Students switched to remote learning, and parents juggled remote work and their children’s online learning. Children are falling behind in school, especially in their STEM classes, due to lack of hands-on learning and poor learning environments. Seeing this as an opportunity, I found a way to promote STEM education while aiming to support underrepresented and struggling students. A couple of months ago, I started a nonprofit tutoring organization called Steps for STEM to support local middle school and high

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school students struggling with their STEM courses, as well as students with financial and/or language barriers. With 20-plus volunteer tutors, Steps for STEM has enrolled over 100 students in the span of seven months. It offers remote, personalized tutoring in a wide variety of subjects ranging from geometry to computer science. I have recruited high school students from around the globe to tutor middle school and high school students across New York. I believe that STEM is an increasingly significant field and that there is no better time than now to pursue this idea. I would like to go into engineering and hope to continue positively impacting lives through tutoring throughout my educational career. With such overwhelming response to the free online tutoring, I plan on opening registration for tutoring for the 2021-22 school year shortly. More information can be found at stepsforstem.wixsite.com/2021. Amanda Ng Fresh Meadows The writer is a rising senior at The Bronx High School of Science.

No fear, here or abroad Dear Editor: In answer to Richard Reif’s letter of July 31, in which Mr. Reif says my letter “flowed from fear,” since when does anybody really listen to what the mayor has to say? Since March 2020 I have been picking up masks and plastic gloves on the ground wherever I find them, because throwing one’s garbage on the ground is the equivalent to saying, “I don’t care where I’ve been, I’m too lazy to dispose of my personal garbage in the receptacle!” And people thought I was crazy, for not wearing gloves to do that. Well, I’m still here, and only because I want to continue to travel internationally as I did before, am I now getting a shot. I’m not a vaccine denier, but I had other medical issues to resolve. So when I go to India and Africa to visit my animal sanctuaries, I have to wear a mask, because the animal’s DNA is akin to our DNA. If our government says to get some shot besides the shots that the visiting country mandates, I’m on it. And these are outback places that you wouldn’t even know or hear about. So, being an American traveling by myself, don’t tell me about fear, because the word doesn’t exist in my vocabulary! Only the conspiracy theorists and their outlandish scenarios are the ones to fear. Joan Silaco Queens Village

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them take it, but please mind your own business with the healthy. Take care of yourselves and stop wanting to mandate these masks and vaccines. Did these people read the consent form? I doubt it. Stupid does what stupid says. Miriam Rodriguez Ozone Park

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JetBlue staying in LIC; plans 1,800 new jobs CEO Robin Hayes: ‘Some call New York the Big Apple ... we call it home’ by Michael Gannon

from the darkest days of the pandemic,” Schumer said in the Tuesday press release. JetBlue Airways intends to keep its cor- “Thousands of new jobs connected to Jetporate headquarters in Long Island City and Blue’s growing presence at JFK, paired plans to add 1,800 jobs at New York City with the company re-affirming its commitregional airports, on top of the more than ment to being NYC’s hometown airline are great news.” 7,000 existing ones statewide. The company’s existing lease at Queens Company and elected officials on Tuesday morning confirmed a story first pub- Plaza in the shadow of the elevated subway lished by the Chronicle Monday night tracks is set to expire in 2023. Hayes said which said the airline wants to stay in the the firm is looking to secure a long-term Brewster Building at 27-01 Queens Plaza agreement. Queens Borough President Donovan North, where 1,300 employees work. “Some people call New York the Big Richards also has been lobbying hard, Apple. Others call it the center of the uni- including a personal tour of the Long verse. At JetBlue, we call it home,” Robin Island City site and a face-to-face meeting Hayes, JetBlue’s CEO, said in a statement with Hayes. “By remaining here in Queens, our boron Tuesday. “Our unique brand and culture have been embraced by millions of New ough is connected to one of the world’s Yorkers for more than two decades, and we largest airlines and entrusted with thousands of jobs that will remain committed to helpsurely revitalize our econing bring this iconic city omy,” Richards said in the back from one of the greatstatement. “It was a priviest crises it has ever faced. ew York is in lege to work with Robin A lot of out-of-town airJetBlue’s DNA.” Hayes and the entire Jetlines like to talk big about Blue team these past few New York City, but as the — JetBue CEO Robin Hayes months as I advocated for only airline based right the airline to stay. Queens here, no one knows like we do why this city has always been — and is flying high today and open for business.” Gov. Cuomo, in his statement, also pointstill is — such a great place to live, work ed out that JetBlue, already in Terminal 5 at and visit.” Hayes thanked U.S. Senate Majority John F. Kennedy International Airport, also Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) both for is investing in a new state-of-the-art Termiworking with JetBlue since its inception nal 6 as part of JFK’s $14 billion tarmac-up and for helping the domestic airline indus- reconstruction effort. Mayor de Blasio said Jet-Blue’s decision try as a whole offset the economic impact to stay is a big boost to the city’s post-Covid of the Covid-19 pandemic. Back in March a leaked internal memo economic recovery. “I’m proud of New York’s Hometown said the company was considering moving at least some jobs to existing JetBlue opera- Airline for keeping their team in the greattions in Florida at Orlando and Fort Lauder- est city in the world,” he said. The Queens Chamber of Commerce had dale. The company told the Chronicle at the time and again in June that it was examin- been working through several channels ing staying put as well as other real estate since this past spring to keep the airline options in Florida and elsewhere in New here. “They have recommitted not only stayYork City. Schumer lobbied hard to keep the airline, ing but expanding here in Queens,” Tom Grech, chamber president and CEO, said in personally reaching out to Hayes. “Today’s announcements from JetBlue a telephone interview Tuesday morning. affirm New York’s continued recovery “This is only going to build momentum. Editor

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City to require vaccine proof continued from page 2 De Blasio has emphasized that the vaccines are the center of the city’s Covid battle at this point, calling them the No. 1 weapon against the disease by far. But the announcement has opened up a large number of questions about how the city will implement the new policy. As of Tuesday, the mayor cautioned that he won’t have all the details of the new policy ready for the public for the next couple of weeks as he continues to work with the business community to elicit more feedback. One question the press had for the mayor

was how the new policy will apply to children under the age of 12 who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated. The mayor did not give a definitive answer as to whether the vaccine pass would prevent children of that age from entering any of the affected indoor settings. In response, he pointed out that he expected kids in the 5-to11 age range to become eligible in the next few months, and that the policy’s application to children could serve as an incentive for parents to get them vaccinated. “Many of them are settings where —you know, where there won’t be children involved.

JetBlue Airways will stay in Long Island City, and is promising 1,800 new jobs at New York CityPHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON region airports. You have the Flushing waterfront, JetBlue is expanding.” He said the efforts of such groups as the Queens Tech Council and “one of the most diverse, hardworking areas of the world” will continue to make the borough attractive for business. U.S. Rep Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn) also said the airline is a vital cog in the region’s economic recovery efforts. “New York City is the top tourist and travel destination in the United States, and the current location of JetBlue’s headquarters stands in affirmation of that fact,” she said. Elizabeth Lusskin, president of the Long Island City Partnership and executive director of the LIC Business Improvement District, said JetBlue has been a great neighbor since relocating from Kew Gardens in 2012. “Since then, JetBlue’s leadership as a corporation, neighbor and community supporter has been unsurpassed,” she said. “JetBlue’s recommitment to an LIC headFor those that may involve children, this is something that we have to take into consideration,” said Dave Chokshi, the city health commissioner. The mayor also said that he hadn’t yet decided whether some businesses would be provided additional funding in order to cover the cost of paying staff to check patrons’ vaccine cards. He suggested that many of the businesses affected by the policy already have some sort of check in place, so that adding a vaccine process would n’t “be overly cumbersome.” Residents who have lost their card are also not going to be permanently barred from indoor dining or gym workouts. All residents can look up their vaccine record online in a

quarters, combined with its investment and expansion at JFK, would be hugely impactful at any time, but coming as NYC struggles to recover from the devastation of the pandemic, it is historic.” Along with the JFK construction, the airline is planning to expand its footprint at LaGuardia Airport as part of the $8 billion reconstruction project there. Published reports in the last two days, including one in Forbes, say Jetblue also will be int roducing low- cost f lights between New York and London beginning Aug. 11. “New York is in JetBlue’s DNA and inspires everything we do,” Hayes said. “Our comprehensive review found that keeping our headquarters in the city was the right thing for our crewmembers, our brand, and our business. We’re confident in the city’s commitment to bring back NYC stronger than ever on multiple fronts, including public safety, economic recovery, Q and travel and tourism.” city database or send a message to the city’s vaccination registry to ask for a paper record. As of Tuesday, New York City has seen a spike in Covid, with a seven-day average of more than 1,000 new cases per day. Over the last four weeks, the city identified 72 percent of positive test results as the Delta variant. With 106 cases per 100,000 people, Queens is behind Staten Island, Brooklyn and Manhattan in its share of new cases, but still contains some of the city’s highest positivity rates in its hot spots. As of Tuesday, Ozone Park ZIP code 11417 had the third-highest positivity rate in the city with a seven-day average of 7.46 percent. Kew Gardens ZIP code 11415 was sixth highest in the city with a seven-day average of 5.9 percent positive. Q

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PHOTOS BY MAX PARROTT

Neir’s Tavern gathered supporters last Wednesday to unveil a mural that celebrates its long and colorful history. The 5-by-16-foot painting depicts the Woodhaven tavern’s nearly 200-year history. A train runs through a set of triptych-like scenes, with each representing a different era of the tavern’s existence. Its owner, Loycent Gordon, commissioned Queens artist Bienbenido Guerra to paint the intricate artwork, which contains many different Easter eggs for viewers. Characters from “Goodfellas,” which was filmed in

the bar, populate the train car from the contemporary era. Names of benefactors are hidden in the painting. At right, Gordon points out the Twin Towers in the background, a solemn memorial for the victims of 9/11. At top right, Gordon and his wife, Aisha, are joined in celebration by Neil Gianelli, left, chief of staff for state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr.; Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar; Woodhaven historian Ed Wendell; and Tom Grech, president of the Queens Chamber of Commerce.

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As part of the ceremony, above, Rajkumar also presented Gordon with a legislative citation for his work preserving Woodhaven history in keeping the bar open as well as his civic activity supporting other neighborhood businesses and storing donations to help families affected by the December fire on Jamaica Avenue. “He just gives endlessly and I truly thank you for that,” said Rajkumar. — Max Parrott

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Biden supports the 10M undocumented Immigrants struggle with access to Excluded Workers Fund application by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

The Biden administration expressed its support for creating a pathway for citizenship for undocumented immigrants in its $1.9 trillion economic recovery package, creating hope for the estimated 10 million who call the United States home, but lack naturalization papers or a green card. Make the Road New York, a communitybased organization that helps low-wage and immigrant workers and has an office in Elmhurst, was excited by the July 27 announcement from President Biden. “We’re energized and excited to see President Biden lean into this critical issue and support the budget reconciliation framework laid out by Senate Democrats,” said Arlenis Morel, co-executive director of Make the Road New York, in a prepared statement. “The President and Congress have a crucial opportunity to deliver justice for millions of DACA and TPS recipients and essential workers, and we will be doing everything we can to ensure that this path to citizenship becomes a reality.” Raquel Batista, the commissioner at the Mayor’s Office for Immigration Affairs, shared in Morel’s sentiments. “President Biden’s support for including pathways to citizenship in the reconciliation bill is important and welcome news for New Yorkers and communities across the country,” said Batista. “Immigrant communities have played a critical role in supporting us throughout the pandemic, and we cannot build back better without addressing their needs. As the ultimate city of immigrants, we know that embracing and empowering immigrants makes us stronger and helps us thrive.” The 2020 MOIA Annual Report, which used a one-year microdata sample from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey, found that roughly 5.4 percent or 476,000, of New York City residents are undocumented. Of that figure, 40.2 percent, or 191,000, reside in Queens. About 10 million live in the United States, according to the Migration Policy Institute. Elizabeth Strater, an organizer for the Unit-

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Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz at a rally fighting for undocumented immigrants, ahead of PresiPHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY dent Biden’s announcement of a pathway for citizenship. ed Farm Workers, believes the backing from the president will provide better work conditions for undocumented farm workers, who kept working during the Covid-19 pandemic, heat waves and fires caused by heat waves. “The majority of farm workers in the United States are undocumented,” said Strater. “Farm workers have been excluded from some of the most basic labor protection in this country since the laws were written in the 1930s in the Fair Labor Standards Act.” Farm workers don’t have the basic labor protections that many Americans and legal immigrants take for granted, according to Strater. “In the past two years, farm workers and restaurant workers are the most likely to die of Covid more than any other occupation,” said Strater. “Heat is a grave and deadly risk. Most states have no heat protections for farm work-

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ers. Farm workers absolutely die of heat every year ... farm workers are 35 times more likely to die of heat than any other worker.” In 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 43 people died because of heat exposure across the U.S. “I am extremely supportive of any pathway that will include as many people as possible and that sounds like what the president is pushing toward,” said Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz (D-Corona), who was undocumented for 13 years. “You can’t push for a pathway to citizenship if there is no money to ensure that people can go through the pathway, because that means applications, hiring people for the agencies — that includes actual money.” Having the initiative included in the bill is welcome news, added Cruz. “It’s time that our community is given the respect it hasn’t been given in a long time,” said Cruz. “We get these promises but we don’t get any actual results in this country to make it a reality.” One of the ways that undocumented workers have been struggling is through the Excluded Workers Fund. “After over a year of fierce organizing, workers across the state who were excluded from all government relief won a historic $2.1 billion Excluded Workers Fund, and the Fund Excluded Workers coalition will soon see the fruits of our labor,” said Nadia Marin-Molina of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network in a prepared statement. “With the application now open, we have raised concerns to the Department of Labor about access to the fund for cash economy workers and self-employed workers and are awaiting their response. The application should ensure that every excluded worker has access to this fund, especially as COVID

rates are on the rise.” To apply for the EWF, workers must prove they have a 50 percent income loss to qualify, a threshold more restrictive than other government relief programs like unemployment insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and stimulus checks, according to Marin-Molina. Also, people must go through the onerous employment documentation requirements that will likely leave workers in the cash economy with less ability to access either their benefit tier or have minimal benefits. A s s e m bly wo m a n A l ic i a Hy n d m a n (D-Springfield Gardens), also a former undocumented immigrant, is still hopeful about the promise of Biden’s support. “I was pleased to read of his support,” said Hyndman. “Under the previous administrations — Clinton, Obama and Trump — you could not ignore the immigrants that make this country what it is. I think that establishing a pathway is what is needed. People come here every day looking for a better way of life.” Hyndman, who was born in London and whose parents are Jamaican and Guyanese, didn’t become a citizen until the early 2000s because her parents struggled to find an immigration lawyer after their visas expired. “I’m here because my mother felt that culturally and education-wise the opportunities will be better here for her children,” said Hyndman. “I am the living dream of an immigrant to reach the level I reached. What else would I be if I wasn’t an elected official?” Despite former President Trump’s narrative of immigrants being rapists and killers, the average immigrant who comes to the U.S. pays taxes here, sends money back home to take care of their loved ones from their country of origin and works hard in their new home, she said. “The fact that the Biden administration is acknowledging in saying loudly that we are going to stand with these legislators to make sure that we get a pathway to citizenship is tremendous,” said Hyndman. “The opportunities in this country for greatness are Q apparent.”

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Police have arrested a suspect they say is responsible for terrorizing and assaulting a series of Muslim residents in South and Southeast Queens. In an assault that happened July 25, the same individual who was behind two Queens Islamophobic attacks in June allegedly approached a Muslim woman at 94-06 Sutphin Blvd. in Jamaica around 6 :30 p.m., shout i ng d iscr i m i nator y remarks while brandishing a k nife, according to the NYPD. He then fled. Police identified the suspect as Naved Durrni, a 30-year-old Jamaica resident, and made an arrest July 27. The most recent attack in addition to the two in June, in which Durrni allegedly assaulted Muslim residents while making bigoted statements, and in one instance fractured a victim’s nose, were captured by surveillance footage. The first two occurred in South Richmond Hill and Jamaica. In response to the arrest, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven) sent out a press release in solidarity

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One moment, 10 wounded, four at large $30K offered for info about Corona attack by Deirdre Bardolf Chronicle Contributor

Police are still seeking the four suspects responsible for a gang-related shooting that injured 10 people in Corona last Saturday night, and are offering a reward of $10,000 for their arrest, indictment and conviction. Another $20,000 in private money also has been promised. Just after 10:40 p.m., police responded to numerous 911 calls about a shooting on 37th Avenue between 97th and 98th streets. Two males shot into a group between a barbershop and the Dos Bro’s restaurant and sports bar, where a birthday party was taking place. At a press conference on Sunday morning, NYPD Assistant Chief and Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Queens North Galen Frierson said 10 people ages 19 to 72 years old were shot in the incident and are being treated at area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries. “The four suspects are described as males wearing masks and hooded sweatshirts. There are no arrests at this time,” he said. The two men who fired into the crowd were on foot but fled on the back of scooters driven by two other men. “ T he pa r t ie s i nvolve d a r e believed to be gang-related,” police sources said. At the press conference, NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said that three of the victims were known Trinitario gang members and the other seven are believed to be “unintended targets.” Essig said there is a recurring theme occurring throughout the city: “That’s gang members. That’s guns, multiple guns on the scene, scooters

Two gunmen fired dozens of rounds into a crowd, wounding 10 people but killing no one, last Saturday in what police said was a gang-related attack. Two PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD men on mopeds rode behind them, picked them up and drove them away after the violence. being used, masks. And lastly, unintended targets getting hit.” Ballistics investigators have uncovered at least 40 shell casings so far, and the investigation is still in preliminary stages and is ongoing. Surveillance videos show the gunmen wielding what appear to be extended high-capacity magazines. The New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act prohibits possession of a magazine that has the capacity to hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Mayor de Blasio addressed the shooting on NY1’s “Inside City Hall” on Monday. “This is about addressing problems on the front end, reducing the flow of guns. We’d love help from the federal government on that. We need more. But also let’s be clear, that was a horrible incident, and it just points out how clearly we need major prosecutions of gangs,” said the mayor. He dismissed the idea of proactively working with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to deport gang members who are in the country illegally.

An NYPD Evidence Collection team collects ballistic evidence from cars that were parked along 37th Avenue in Corona on Saturday night when a shooting took place, injuring 10 people. Members of the Guardian Angels assisted PHOTO BY DEIDRE BARDOLF the officers.

In a briefing, Gov. Cuomo said, Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx, Queens), “It is a fact that gun violence, crime whose district includes the area, to match the amount. is out of control in New York City.” The reward is separate from the Both New York City mayoral candidates held press conferences fol- combined $10,000 offered by the lowing the shooting and advocated Police Depar tment and NYPD for new and improved gang units CrimeStoppers. NYPD detectives continued to and task forces. “Right here in this community, recover ballistics evidence early in you had a well-organized, total dis- the week from the numerous cars on regard for human life,” said Demo- the block that were struck by bullets. Jennifer Collacratic nom inee do has lived on Eric Adams at a 37th Avenue for press conference his has always her entire life. She on Sunday, calla r r ived home ing the incident a been a little from work around mass shooting. 10:45 on Saturday “This level of hotspot, but n ig ht a n d h e r extreme violence never shootings. 10 -yea r- old should be daughter asked if unimaginable for At least not in a she had seen the New York, but it is now our discouple of years.” alert about shots fired on the Cititurbing reality. — Jennifer Collado zen app yet. We need a guns “She heard it and gangs task force that creates unprecedented too, she was like, ‘Mom, I thought it coordination between all levels of was fireworks,’” said Collado. “This has always been a little government. We need it now,” Adams said in a statement on Twit- hotspot, but never shootings,” said ter. The Brooklyn borough president Collado, referring to the part of 37th and retired NYPD captain pledges to Avenue where the attack took place. “At least not in a couple of years. combat violent crime if elected. Curtis Sliwa, the Republican can- When I was younger there was, but didate for mayor and founder of the nothing like this. I went to school Guardian Angels, was on the scene with the majority of these guys and in the days following the shooting they’re still hanging out on the with members of his crime preven- streets.” Collado said she’s “dying to tion group. “The fear in the community is leave” the neighborhood, mainly for retaliatory shooting, which is going her daughter and teenaged son, who to happen. Nobody is saying any- is starting high school, and considers thing because they fear being target- moving to New Jersey or Long ed themselves,” said Sliwa. “We’ll Island. “I was born here, I know how be here around the clock. As we to handle this, but they can’t,” she know, eventually people disappear said. “We see fights here and there, and this problem continues.” In a press release on Tuesday, Sli- stabbings and stuff but we never see wa’s campaign announced a $20,000 shootings,” said Jennifer’s husband, reward for information leading to Dion Collado. Jose Mencia, a retired court offiarrests, calling on Rep. Alexandria

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cer and Air Force veteran who also lives on 37th Avenue, was watching the Mets game and waiting for his food at Boca Chica, across the street from where the shooting took place, when he heard shots, also thinking they were fireworks. Then, the owner announced he was going to close and pull down the metal security gates of the restaurant so Mencia went across the street to a bodega where the cashier was noticeably upset following the gunshots. He waited with her until cops came, gathering security footage and Styrofoam coffee cups to temporarily put over the shell casings, Mencia said. Mencia has lived in the same building on 37th Avenue since 1964, and now lives there with his two daughters, who are in their 20s. “They worry about me,” he said. Mencia said he knew of gang activity on the block but keeps his distance. “They know who I am, I know who they are,” he said. At the press conference on Sunday, NYPD Chief of Patrol Juanita Holmes said of the suspects, “They know the area, that’s why they were wearing masks.” Police officials do not believe the shooting was related to the birthday party going on at Dos Bro’s and cannot say they believe the incident was tied to any other recent shootings. “Our biggest asset [is] the public when it comes to solving crimes like this,” said Holmes. Anyone with infor mation is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577, or by going to @nypdtips on Twitter. All tips are Q strictly confidential.

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Says the demand — especially in Queens — requires big changes by Michael Gannon Editor

Success Academy Charter Schools opened its long-awaited middle school in South Ozone Park last Monday, earlier than intended and a month before the city’s district public schools. One would think Success founder Eva Moskowitz might be tempted to declare victory and move on. Far from it. “For me, the No. 1 education public policy issue that the city is facing is that we have zero [new charter openings] left in the city,” Moskowitz told the Chronicle last week in an online interview. While charters are legally public schools, they are largely exempt from many regulations, including teacher union work rules. A total of 460 charters are allowed in the state, including 50 in New York City under legislation passed in 2015, the last time the Legislature lifted the charter school cap. And while 94 charter slots in the state remain unfilled, none are available in New York City, where Moskowitz says the demand has increased exponentially in recent years. “The charter sector in New York City is extremely high-performing,” she said. “Naturally, there are some that are good and some

that are not so good. But as a sector, it is the highest performing sector in the nation. The taxpayers — I don’t love this — but the taxpayers are paying less money per pupil in the charters than in the districts. Wouldn’t you want a cost-effective, high-performing sector to continue? But unfortunately, we’ve run out of charters in New York City.” Two of charters’ most vocal critics in the state are Mayor de Blasio — a frequent Moskowitz sparring partner — and the United Federation of Teachers, the union representing most New York City educators. They and others say charters simply divert education funding that is needed elsewhere. They also have accused charters of practices such as cherry-picking high-performing students at the expense of special-needs and other students. Moskowitz said in her perfect world the charter cap would be ended, though from a political standpoint in Albany it might be more realistic to try and get some of the 94 open charters transferred to the city. And she said time is of the essence. “If zero charters in New York City becomes the new normal, it will become very difficult to raise the cap,” she said. It has been raised in 2007 and 2010 as well as 2015. She said Gov. Cuomo in the past has

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supported charters, though the interview took place five days before a potentially damning report on sexual harassment allegations gave him other things on which to

focus his attention. The state Assembly, she added, always has been a tougher sell than the state Senate. As for mayoral candidates, she said Democrat Eric Adams has been supportive in the past, though the Chronicle could find no specific mention of charters on his campaign website and the campaign did not respond to requests for comment. Republican Curtis Sliwa’s website says he will work to increase the number of charters. Queenswide, Moskowitz said the political landscape has gone from hostile to at least neutral on the charter matter, crediting parents who are fed up with the status quo and letting their elected officials know about it. She said demand in Queens now exceeds that of the Bronx, she said which had the highest demand for years. “Queens has voted with its feet in a very dramatic way on charters,” she said. “Most of our parents were district parents. They have very concrete beliefs about violence, chaos, being told by an educator that their child is stupid. They have very good examples of what didn’t work for them. “And I think it’s very hard for politicians to dismiss their stories. They can dismiss me and my motivations — I think unfairly — but I think it’s very hard to dismiss a parent Q with direct experience.”

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vaccinations. President Biden, a hundred dollars per vaccine, free pass to the movies, whatever incentives you can come up with.” Tony Utano, president of Transit Worker Union Local 1200, which represents thousands of MTA employees, said in an email that they will work with the MTA. “We strongly believe everyone should get vaccinated,” Utano said. “It’s the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones. Anyone who has concerns should ask their doctor for advice. We will continue to urge members to get the shot and will work with the MTA to ensure testing options are widely available at work sites.” Cuomo also is asking private businesses to go “vaccine-only” to both stop the spread and incentivize people to get the shots. He believes school districts should adopt a vaccine-or-test standard for teachers, and said that could become mandatory if numbers keep going up. “Everything should be on the table and we should start talking about it now because if these numbers rise and start to rise quickly, it can’t be that we’re not ready Q to move,” the governor said.

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Governor facing a battle in Albany by Michael Gannon Editor

Chairs are still moving in the wake of Patrick Foye’s departure last Friday as chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. And Gov. Cuomo appears to be having difficulty getting the state Senate to act on legislation to speed up some full-time appointments to key positions. Cuomo last Thursday appointed Janno Lieber to serve as acting board chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, effective last Saturday. The move elevated Lieber from his post as president of MTA Construction & Development. Foye was chairman and CEO for four years before Cuomo appointed him as interim president and CEO of the Empire State Development Corp. But Cuomo now wants to divide MTA leadership duties with Lieber as CEO and Sarah Feinberg, interim president of New York City Transit, taking over as board chair. Feinberg would become the first woman to hold the post of board chairperson, and a bill that would allow Cuomo to split the two posts has been passed by the state Assembly. But it has been languishing in the Senate for several weeks. The changes come as the MTA faces numerous challenges, including getting ridership numbers back to pre-Covid-19 levels, several big ticket construction projects, aging infrastructure and lots and lots of uncertainties about funding. “Our public transportation systems will be the backbone of New York’s comeback as more and more people return to work in-person,” Cuomo said in a press release on his official website on Thursday. “Janno knows what it takes to make the MTA work for the millions of customers who rely on this system every day to get to their destination, and he will serve as Acting Board Chair and CEO. “But at this critical time in state history, I believe the best long-term approach to lead-

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ing the MTA would be to have two strong, experienced leaders at the helm — Sarah Feinberg as the first woman Chair and Janno Lieber as CEO. While the Senate has yet to act, the MTA nominees and leaders continue to be available for policy discussions and confirmation hearings, as they have been since the legislation was introduced nearly two months ago.” Lieber also lobbed a volley at the upper chamber. “I am excited to get to work leading the MTA’s continued recovery from the pandemic, though I am disappointed I won’t yet be working alongside my supremely qualified friend Sarah Feinberg,” he said. “We are still counting on the Senate to act on the Governor’s proposal and approve her historic nomination as the MTA’s first woman Chair. In the meantime, I thank the Governor for the opportunity to serve New Yorkers and support the region’s ongoing revival.” Feinberg, in her statement, also was looking forward to the switch. “As we wait for the State Senate to return to session, the Governor, Janno and I agree that this is the best path forward to provide stability and continuity of leadership at the MTA,” she said. “While I am disappointed in the Senate’s delay in taking up deliberations of our nominations, I have no doubt Janno will do a tremendous job in the acting role ... I hope to join him soon in leading the MTA Q and region through this next chapter.”

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Revels, subject of complaints, appear damaged in photo on social media by Michael Gannon Editor

The image is a stark one. Four of the sky-blue Revel scooters that have become ubiquitous on street corners in some sections of Forest Hills were photographed last week, not in the street waiting to be rented by a new rider, but on the other side of the curb, laying on their sides in the grass on a side street just off Union Turnpike. At least one appeared to be damaged, with its mirror laying a short distance away on the sidewalk. The photo doesn’t indicate whether, the damage was incidental to the vehicles being moved by someone looking for parking or done with extreme prejudice. The scooters began appearing in Forest Hills back in the spring. Unlike Citi Bike vehicles that are taken from and returned to specific docking bays, the scooters, under a city-approved program, can be left on the street for the next renter to pick up and drop off when finished. While they must adhere to all city parking and traffic rules, they have not always sat well with some Forest Hills residents, who have complained about abuses on both fronts. The apparently damaged scooters even came to the attention and social media accounts of Tom Verni, a retired NYPD detective who now works as a crime and law

Somebody seemed to not go to extremes of caution when moving these Revel scooters from a READER PHOTO Forest Hills street last week. enforcement consultant for media outlets. He also is a former resident of Forest Hills and Kew Gardens. Verni, too, said the photo appears to show that at least one of the scooters was damaged. “They’ve been springing up like dandelions all over the place,” Verni said. “With Citi Bikes, you have stations that take up a quarter-block, half a block. The Revels people leave them just anywhere. It’s becoming a

nuisance.” Verni said he has seen the scooters parked illegally; parked in front of driveways; and parked between cars, often leaving them inadequate space to pull out without physically moving the scooters. He has also seen them parked at curbs on alternate-side-of-the-street parking days when street sweepers must detour around them. “All true. Those are the calls we’ve been

getting,” said Frank Gulluscio, district manager of Community Board 6. Gulluscio said Revel officials did speak before CB 6 before the program kicked off, but that was it. “It’s not like we had a say,” he said. “The city had already approved it.” “When Citi Bikes wanted to expand, there was a process, a methodology,” Verni noted. A Revel spokesman said in an email that there is not a set number of scooters within Forest Hills, as the system is “free-flowing” so the vehicles are constantly moved within the service area. He also said riders using either its app or website are instructed as to obeying traffic and parking regulations, and that anyone seeing a scooter parked or being operated illegally can notify the company directly. “These violations and many others can be reported using the Community Reporting Tool on our website and/or within the Revel app,” he said. “One does not have to be a member in order to do so. The link is app.gorevel.com/community-report-form. He also said riders are only held liable for parking tickers received within 24 hours after the user ends a rental. The company is responsible for other parking tickets. He added that any damaged scooters are taken to a company warehouse for repair. Q

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Dragon boat festival focuses on community Tradition celebrates 30th year with smaller, single-day event by Katherine Donlevy

animals, but were unsuccessful in saving Yuan. In keeping with tradition, Wan The pandemic sank the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival’s 30th said the festival also has three new anniversary event last summer, but goals tailored to the moder n the tradition’s organizers are back world: bringing attention to the afloat this year, though with a cel- need for vaccination, contributing ebration that will be significantly to New York’s re-emerging economy and healing after a heavy year scaled down. The usual two-day event will of hate crimes, especially those only take place Aug. 7 this year, targeting Asian Americans and and just 18 teams will compete Pacific Islanders. “It’s an event that basically rather than the astounding 200 that litter Meadow Lake each year. But brings people of all walks of life to focus on those changes defeats together. That in itself is a strong the purpose, said Henry Wan, the signal,” said Wan. No one understands that credo HKDBFNY board chairperson. “To do nothing is easy because better than one of the participating Covid is a perfect excuse,” Wan teams made up completely of docsaid. “The community needs us. tors and nurses from Northwell Our duty is to serve. It’s not a Health’s Long Island Jewish Forest usual year, but the focus is on the Hills Medial Center. The team sees its inclusion in the exclusive issue at hand.” In spite of the changes and frus- races as an honor. “It does mean so much more tration of the past year, the festival because of what will continue to happened la st honor its origiyear,” Isabella nal mission: the Park, a doctor of Chinese tradit’s an event that osteopathic tion that celemedicine in the brates the legbasically brings hospital’s Famiend of ancient patriot-poet Qu people of all walks l y M e d i c i n e unit, said, citing Yuan, who lived of life together.” t h e p a nd e m ic from 340 to 278 and rises in racBC. Yuan advo— Henry Wan, board chairman ist attacks. “It’s cated refor ms of the HKDBFNY g reat to come fo r h i s home back here and st at e of C hu , s h ow s u p p o r t earning him the distaste of the king. He was exiled and to make sure the community from his home and, upon hearing and hospital employees know that Chu had been invaded, drowned we want to be back in the community ... Our team is very diverse, himself in the Ni Lo River. The Dragon Boat Festival hon- ou r hospit al is ver y d iver se ors the local fisherman who raced because the community is diverse.” The Northwell team has been onto the water to save Yuan. They beat drums and splashed paddles participating for three years, but is to scare away dragons and other missing a major participant this Associate Editor

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Doctors from Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Medical Center are participating as a team in this year’s Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, an honor they view as an opportunity to celebrate Queens and its recovery PHOTOS BY KATHERINE DONLEVY from the pandemic. year. Their “cheerleader,” as one team member called her, passed away from Covid last year. To come back for another year without her is hard, Director of Patient Care Services Nadine SimmonsZiegler said, but ser ves as a reminder of what she and her colleagues have gone through over the past 16 months and that “We have to keep going, regardless.” The Northwell team was one of the few who got out on the water early July 31 to practice their rowing skills. With the number of teams significantly reduced, the pressure should be on to outperform the other 17 squads, but for Orlando Santandreu, who initiated the hospital’s involvement three years ago, it’s about being able to be on the water again. “Last year, for everybody, it was horrible and of course we all wish that something like this could

just continue on, so it’s really refreshing to see everybody out in the air and the community gathering together,” said the hospital’s director of obstetrics and gynecology. “That’s essential as a human being, to be around other people and enjoying life and celebrate and that’s what this is. This is a celebration.” In addition to participation in the event itself, Northwell is sending volunteers to the event to provide information related to Covid recovery and other health issues. Another booth will administer Covid shots to those interested in receiving theirs. Public safety is top of mind, as Wan said, so the event will only admit those who are fully vaccinated or who have proof of a negative Covid test within 72 hours. The NYPD Anti-Asian Hate Crime Task Force will also have

its own booth to educate the public on the rising rate of prejudiced attacks and to open a dialogue with guests. But not all activities are as serious. A stage near the shore will host a cultural programs all-day, feat u r i ng the Ch i nese Music Ensemble of New York, martial arts by New York Shaolin Temple and tales by professional storyteller Jonathan Kruk, as well as a spectacular opening ceremony. There will be non-Chinese cultural performances as well, including a Caribbean steel drum concert from the CASYM Steel Orchestra. A special race between City Hall and Queens Borough Hall is planned as well, Wan said, and a special guest may even participate. Admission is free, and activities will proceed from 9 am to 4 pm, rain or shine. For more informaQ tion, visit hkdbf-ny.org.

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What to expect from cataract surgery Cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye that can cause blurry vision and increase glare from lights. The Mayo Clinic indicates that cataracts can make it difficult for people to carry out their normal activities or interfere with treatment of other eye problems. In such instances, doctors may recommend cataract surgery. The American Academy of Ophthalmology says cataract surgery involves removing the lens of the eye when it’s cloudy. A cloudy lens can make people feel like they are looking through a foggy or dusty car windshield. That’s because a cataract-plagued lens cannot refract light rays effectively. Many images appear hazy and blurry, or less colorful. Surgery is the only way to effectively treat cataracts. The cloudy lens is replaced with an artificial clear lens called an intraocular lens, or IOL, says the AAO. Cataract surgeries have become routine and most operations are successful. The National Institutes of Health says as many as 95 percent of people who undergo cataract procedures experience an improvement in the sharpness of their vision. Replacement of the damaged lens is the goal, but there are different types of cataract surgery that vary based on the size of the incision and the technology used to remove the cataract. Phacoemulsification is one popular procedure during which a surgeon will make a two- to three-millimeter-long incision in the front of the eye for an ultrasonic probe. The probe utilizes vibration to break up the cataract and removes the fragments with suction. A foldable lens is then inserted through the incision. Here are some things to expect from cataract surgery:

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Are you ready for retirement? Social Security can help by Nilsa Henriquez Do you think you may be ready to retire and want to apply for Social Security benefits? We’re here to help you make an informed decision about when to apply for benefits based on your individual and family circumstances. Would it be better for you to start getting benefits early with a smaller monthly amount over a longer period? Or perhaps wait for a larger monthly payment over less time? The answer is personal and depends on several factors, such as your current and anticipated cash needs, your health and your family history on longevity. You should consider other sources of retirement income including any plans you may have to work in retirement. Most importantly, you should study your future financial

needs and obligations, and estimate your future Social Security benefit. The easiest way to estimate your future Social Security benefits is with a personal “my Social Security account.” You can create your free account at ssa.gov/myaccount. With your account you can see how much you might receive each month based on the age you want to start receiving benefits. We encourage you to weigh all the factors carefully before making the crucial decision about when to begin receiving Social Security benefits. This decision affects the monthly benefit amount you will receive for the rest of your life, and may affect benefits for your survivors.

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Three retirement planning tips for women One day in 1939, Ida May Fuller stopped by the local Social Security office in her hometown of Rutland, Vt. to inquire about Social Security benefits. She knew she had been paying into Social Security, and wanted to learn more. The following year, she received the very first Social Security benefit payment — $22.54 — arriving as check number 00-000-001. Ida’s story still holds lessons for women today — and it started with her getting the information she needed. Today, signing up for a personal my Social Security account at ssa.gov/myaccount can help you get information tailored for you to plan for your retirement. It’s never too late to start planning. Ida was 65 years old when she started receiving benefit payments, but she lived well beyond her life expectancy of 65 years, 4 months. In fact, Ida lived to be 100 years old, and received Social Security benefit payments for 35 years. It’s important to create your personal my Social Security account as soon as possible. With your account, you can view estimates of future benefits, verify your earnings, and view the estimated Social Security and Medicare taxes you’ve paid. Verifying earnings is important because your future benefit is based on your earnings history. Your Social Security benefit payments will pro-

vide only a portion of your pre-retirement income. You may have to save more to have adequate income for your desired lifestyle in retirement. Savings need to be an active part of your plan to take care of yourself and Nilsa Henriquez your family’s financial future. Ida never married. She supported herself. However, you may find yourself widowed or divorced — and having to provide for yourself for several more years. Unlike in Ida’s day, you can go online to see if you’re eligible at www.ssa.gov/retirement to receive a current, deceased or former spouse’s benefits. It might make financial sense to claim those benefits instead of your own — since the payments could be higher based on the individual’s own earnings history. We encourage you to follow Ida’s example and plan for your financial future. Please share this information with your friends and family — and help us spread the word on social media.

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For a fourth-grade class assignment, Kristina Raevsky told her schoolmates that she wanted to grow up to be a writer. Two years later at age 11, she already is one. Raevsky will enter her sixth-grade class this fall as a published author. Her book, “Fly Me to the Moon and Other Stories,” contains three short stories and original artwork by Raevsky. The roughly 150-page book hit the virtual shelves of Amazon July 11 and is already reaping rave reviews and a 5-star rating. “I always loved writing,” the young author said. “I found it very fun because it was out of my own imagination.” The book started with just one story that Raevsky and her fifth-grade classmates at PS 196 in Forest Hills were assigned. Raevsky was instructed to write a six-page story about two families who help one another, she said, but the tiny assignment quickly became something much bigger: the first story for her book, “Tricky Trickster ... We Got You!” “I negotiated with my teacher and made it 16 [pages],” Raevsky said. “I finished it and showed it to my friends and family ... I really was glad I had so much positive feedback, so

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by Deirdre Bardolf Many of the artists are from Jackson Heights and surrounding areas, says Joe Knipes, a jazz guitarist who coordinates Summer Sundays and books the acts. They try to appeal to different ethnicities and help give new performers exposure. “There’s a lot of talent out there,” said Knipes.

Sunday concerts get ’em dancing in Jackson Heights “A key attraction of our neighborhood is all these different cultures and ethnicities, living together and working together in harmony. And so we try to make that show in the programming that we do,” said Knipes.

Nilda Rosario has attended Summer Sundays for several years and brings friends and family with her no matter what musicians are playing. “I’ve seen a variety of shows here,” said Rosario. “Whatever it is, if I’m free and the weather’s nice and I don’t have any plans that day, then I’m coming.” Andrew Lasky and Virginia Goebel are from Jackson Heights and attended their first concert at Travers to see Os Clavelitos, an American samba band whom Lasky worked with in the past. They are both musicians and Lasky works in the industry. “We make a point of coming out and supporting our friends,” he said. Goebel added, “But we live in the continued on page 25

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“Saturday in the park, I think it was the Fourth of July. People dancing, people laughing. A man selling ice cream. Singing Italian songs.” Unlike the popular Chicago song, it’s Sundays in the park in Jackson Heights, where people are dancing and laughing all summer long, and instead of just Italian songs, music of all genres can be heard in Travers Park. Every Sunday through July and August, the Jackson Heights Beautification Group sponsors the Summer Sundays in the Park concert series on the tennis courts on the 77th Street side of the park, featuring everything from jazz, rock and blues to South Indian Carnatic music to Brazilian Samba and Colombian cumbia folk. From 6 to 7 p.m., people of all ages gather in the courts, where volunteers set up chairs, and around the perimeter of the courts, as melodies float through and attract parkgoers.

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At their Friday post-trade deadline press conference, Mets President Sandy Alderson and acting general manager Zack Scott put the best spin they could on the only move they made, trading minor league outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong to the Chicago Cubs for shortstop Javier Baez and pitcher Trevor Williams. Baez is a terrific player who Mets fans know has enjoyed many big games against their team. He can adequately fill in at shortstop while Francisco Lindor recuperates from his oblique injury. Given how many punchless nights the Mets offense has endured this year, you can’t blame Alderson and Scott for making the deal. Alderson and Scott were honest about their frustrations in not being able to land a name starting pitcher by the July 30 cutoff. They’re painfully aware ace Jacob deGrom will likely be out with an inflamed elbow until September. They also know this year’s Cinderella story, pitcher Taijuan Walker, has become a pumpkin since the All-Star Game. No. 2 pitcher Marcus Stroman is slumping as well. It’s unrealistic to expect rookie Taylor Megill, on no one’s radar screen in spring training, to be the ace as they head into the final third of the season. The marketplace was not favorable to the Mets. “There were too many potential talent buyers and not enough sellers,” Alderson said

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1989 he was making approximately $1 billion in revenue annually. In 2000, the businessman bought a share of The New York Islanders, which he loved, as they were facing financial trouble, according to nhl.com. Wang retired to go into philanthropy in 2002, and created nonprofit Charles B. Wang Community Health Centers throughout New York City to ensure Asian Americans were getting proper medical treatments. Smoking caught up to Wang and he died Q from lung cancer at 74 on Oct. 21, 2018.

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Billionaire philanthropist Charles Wang was born in Shanghai on Aug. 19, 1944 to Kenneth, a judge in the Supreme Court in mainland China, and Mary Wang in the Communist country. As the Chinese Civil War came to a close in the 1940s, Wang’s family fled to Taiwan. The family, which also included Wang’s brothers Anthony and Francis, later moved to Hong Kong and then San Francisco on Sept. 19, 1952 via the S.S. President Wilson, according to CUNY Queens College, where Wang received a bachelor of science in mathematics (1967). The family settled in Flushing when Wang was 8 years old. Wang would go on to become a computerprogramming trainee at Columbia University’s Riverside Research Institute in Manhattan and nearly a decade later co-founded Computer Associates International, an e-business software company, with a friend from the university, Russell Artzt. Wang used credit cards to fund his company, which became one of the largest independent vendors of system utilities and by

wistfully. “We saw teams trading some of their best minor league prospects for either rentals or just one more year of control. We weren’t prepared to do that.” I asked him to compare the trade deadline to 2015 when he obtained outfielder Yoenis Cespedes from the Detroit Tigers with scant minutes to go before the closing bell. “We were concerned primarily with driving down the price,” he chuckled in a thinly veiled swipe at former Mets COO Jeff Wilpon. “We were finally able to pull the trigger on it.” That trade was the catalyst that eventually sent the Mets to the World Series, though Cespedes’ eccentricities and injuries would eventually haunt the club. The Mets wore black jerseys last Friday night for the first time in nine years. I asked a couple of the players if they were as excited as the fans were about their return. “I like them. They’re fresh and new for us,” Dominic Smith said. “They were the uniforms the Mets wore when I was growing up,” added catcher James McCann. Why would the Mets draft Vanderbilt University pitcher Kumar Rocker last month and not sign him? Clearly, they didn’t do their due diligence if medical issues were the reason. This is the nonsense fans came to expect from the Wilpons. New owner Steve Cohen shouldn’t get a Q free pass here. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

Elias Nunez GoFundMe Elias Nunez came into the world on March 6th, 2018 at Cohen Children’s Hospital to the delight of his family but he was born six weeks premature. Almost immediately he began having breathing issues and some of his vital organs were in failure. Unable to eat and breathe on his own he was placed on a mechanical ventilator and under specialized care in the NICU. After two weeks of intensive care with many doctors working on him, he was diagnosed with generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) which is an extremely rare genetic disorder, with only about 200 known cases. He needed emergency surgery to place a Broviac device that allowed him to receive needed intravenous infusions to treat his condition. He was eventually released from the hospital and he went for his annual checkup and the calcium had vanished from his arteries. His family celebrated their miracle boy and little warrior. Two days later, Elias was finally living like a normal kid and although he still required frequent appointments for monitoring, he was able to do the things he couldn’t do before like playing, running and taking showers and baths (which he loves). On February 13, 2020, Elias was rushed again to the hospital after he began experiencing chest pains. After an extensive examination, Elias was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension and a lung biopsy revealed calcium buildup in his lungs. He urgently needed surgery to put the Broviac back and he would need to start infusions of medicine every day again! He began throwing up every day after each infusion so his doctor added a nausea medication to his infusions but Elias just kept getting worse. On December 3rd, 2020, he was showing clear signs of difficulty breathing and a had a seizure. He was placed on a mechanical ventilator and later transferred back to Cohen Children’s Hospital where it was determined that he was in pulmonary hypertension crisis. His circulatory system was strug-

gling, the assistance of a mechanical ventilator wasn’t enough and he needed emergency surgery. Elias was placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) which does the work of the heart and lungs and then he was transferred to Philadelphia Children’s Hospital for emergency surgery again. At only 2 years and 11 months Elias had already faced many battles and had been victorious. He had undergone seven surgeries, five of which were major ones including an open heart surgery. He is a strong, funny, loving, smart, and resilient little boy who can make anyone fall in love with him. Elias still has a long road ahead of him but he is fighting to survive. A few weeks ago, Charlie at SOS Car Wash in Ozone Park held a fundraiser to help the Nunez family with Elias’ mounting medical bills. His family asks for prayers for Elias’ recovery. A gofundme page has been set up to help Elias’ family with the increasingly overwhelming and ongoing medical bills so they can focus solely on the care of their son. If you would like to help, just go online to https://www.gofund me.com/f/bmx3qr-eliass-medical-expenses

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More orchids than ever, 750 to be exact, will be part of the eighth annual “Taiwan: A World of Orchids” exhibit and flower sale at the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing. The exhibit will run from Friday, Aug. 13, through Sunday, Aug. 15, in partnership with the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York. “It’s a three-day celebration of orchids and Taiwan,” said Dylan House, public programs manager at the botanical garden. The weekend will be filled with arts and culture for all ages, including origami and lantern making, take-home crafts, a prerecorded concert of Taiwanese piano players, a film screening of Taiwanese animated shorts and art exhibited by area Taiwanese artists. There will be orchid care workshops, a beer and wine garden, an information booth from the Taiwan Tourism Bureau and a demonstration of the diabolo, a circus prop derived from the Chinese yo-yo. The exhibit will display hundreds of different Phalaenopsis orchids, a popular genus of the flowers that are commonly grown in subtropical climates including Taiwan, which is a center for orchid production. There are between 22,000 and 26,000 accepted species of orchids and they are often regarded

as a prized flower, with rare species costing thousands of dollars. Phalaenopsis are common orchids to have as houseplants as they are easy to care for and can bloom for many months. Participants can learn about orchid care like proper growing conditions and watering tips from Queens Botanical Garden horticulture volunteer and resident “orchid doctor” Amanda Dorn, and then put those tips to use by purchasing orchids at the end of the exhibit to take home. There will be other tropical plants for sale, too, that complement the orchid displays. Proceeds will go to the garden and support the production of the exhibit and weekend of programming. The potted flowers will be shown in different ways, forming photo-worthy archways that attendees can walk through, and the exhibitors also will create renderings including a giant map of the island of Taiwan made from orchids, said House. The programs manager is excited to see all the varieties of orchids up close. “We work with the grower and we pick them out, but we don’t really know how stunning they look until we actually see them in person,” he said. “We’re looking at photographs and spreadsheets, but they’re just so beautiful to see in person. It’s something that isn’t really able to be captured in

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photographs. He said the “magic” is in the different varieties of orchids that will be on display. The orchids are imported from tropical regions including Taiwan and Hawaii, and the Queens Botanical Garden works with United Orchids, a Taiwanese grower from upstate New York that specializes in Phalaenopsis orchids. Te-Sian Shih is a graphic artist from Flushing and two of her artworks will be on display at the exhibit. She created two posters depicting an orchid and a chrysanthemum to represent Taiwanese culture, she said.

“I want to show the best culture and personalities from my original culture, Taiwan,” said Shih. “Orchids represent elegance, kindness, constancy, and glory in Eastern culture,” said Shih. “Chrysanthemum flowers represent Taiwanese culture, especially to show people about Taiwanese tenacity. The flower stands for Taiwanese kindness, strength, and morality,” she added. Chrysanthemums are another popular flower grown in Taiwan. The event is free, but admission is charged for entry into the garden. Details may be Q found at queensbotanical.org/orchids.

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luthier, or maker and repairer of stringed instruments, who will play on Aug. 8. He was born in Jackson Heights and has toured the world, playing with Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. On Aug. 15, the Cumbia River Band will play, featuring tuba, accordion, clarinet, percussion and vocals. The following week, Sonica will take the stage, a “genre-defying” female trio that fuses electronics, three-part harmonies, electric bass, keyboards and percussion. Summer Sundays in the Park was founded in 2004 and is funded by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the city Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Jackson Heights Beautification Group is a volunteer civic, environmental and arts organization consisting of people who live or work in the area. Its yearround programming includes graffiti removal, tree planting, Halloween parades and holiday tree lighting, in addition to the summer concert series. More information can be found at jhbg.org/ and a lineup for Summer Sundays in the Park can be seen Q on the group’s Facebook page.

Andrew Lasky and Virginia Goebel dance along to samba group Os Clavelitos who played at Summer Sundays in the Park at Travers Park on Sunday, Aug. 1. Among those set to play an upcoming show are Sonica, right, with Julia Adamy, near right, Nicole Zuraitis and Thana Alexa. On the cover: Atlanta Amado of Os Clavelitos, in green, leads the audience in dancing as her PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF band performs.

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continued from page 27 neighborhood so now we know this is a thing.” They walked to the park that night and danced much of the set away. “We’re going to have to keep an eye out because [Joe Knipes] mentioned a lot of other cool bands that are going to play, like all different styles,” said Goebel. This month boasts another diverse lineup, including Gaetano Valic, a guitarist and

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PLASSE STRENGTH & FITNESS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/3/2014. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 146-30 24th Ave., Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of SHE GOT THE JUICE LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/04/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: J&J TAX SERVICES, 13055 224TH ST., LAURELTON, NY 11413. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SAYED & ALAM GROUP LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/06/2021. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mohammed R. Chowdhury, 89-31 162 Street, Apt 3F, Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of ZHRE HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/28/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: JEFF ZHENG, 131-05 40TH ROAD UNIT PH2M, FLUSHING, NY, 11354 USA. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CNE GROUP LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/21/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: CHRISTINA KAM, 92-43 51ST AVE., ELMHURST, NY, 11373 USA. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FORMULA PUNJAB LOGISTICS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/16/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICES INC., 1967 WEHRLE DRIVE, SUITE 1 #086, BUFFALO, NY 14221. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: GHOTRA BROTHERS TAXI LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/14/21. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o DALJINDER SINGH, 129-35 131ST STREET, 1ST FLOOR, S. OZONE PARK, NY 11420. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY: THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY D/B/A NATIONAL GRID, BROOKLYN AND KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORPORATION D/B/A NATIONAL GRID, HICKSVILLE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 402 of the Abandoned Property Law of the State of New York that: a) a report of unclaimed amounts of money or other property held or owing by the above named corporation has been made to the Comptroller of the State of New York. A list of names of the persons appearing from the records of such corporation to be entitled thereto is on file and open to public inspection at its principal office or place of business in any city, village or county where any such abandoned property is payable or by calling the corporation at 800-642-4272; b) such deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, will be paid by the corporation on or before the succeeding twenty-fourth day of September to persons establishing to the corporation’s satisfaction their right to receive the same; and c) in the succeeding month of October, and on or before the tenth day thereof, such unclaimed deposits, payments and refunds, together with interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, still remaining will be paid to the Comptroller of the State of New York, and that the corporation shall thereupon cease to be liable therefore. The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid One MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201

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BRAT PROPERTIES 170TH STREET LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/14/2021. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 42-10 23rd Avenue, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Formation of Certified Tax Pros LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/28/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: JASON LOPEZ, 5506 111TH STREET APT. 2, CORONA, NY 11368. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT, QUEENS COUNTY, in favor of BEAUTY PLUS TRADING CO., INC, and against LOUIS CHANG (a/k/a LOUIS CHUNG), to me directed and delivered, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, by Dennis Alestra DCA #0840217, auctioneer, as the law directs, on the 6th day of October, 2021, at 2:45 PM, at: QUEENS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 30-10 STARR AVENUE, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 in the county of QUEENS all the right, title and interest which LOUIS CHANG (a/k/a LOUIS CHUNG), the judgment debtor(s), had on the 30th day of April, 2019, or at any time thereafter, of, in and to the following properties:

Address: 150-08 61st ROAD, FLUSHING, NY 11367 Block: 6436 Lot: 4 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the SOUTHERLY side of 61 st Road distant 66.85 feet EASTERLY from the comer formed by the intersection of the SOUTHERLY side of 61st Road with the EASTERLY side of 150th Street as said road and street are shown and laid out on the Final Topographical Map of the City of New York for the Borough of Queens; RUNNING THENCE SOUTHERLY and at right angles to the SOUTHERLY side of 61st Road and part of the distance through a party wall, 100 feet; THENCE EASTERLY and parallel with the SOUTHERLY side of 61st Road, 19.50 feet; THENCE NORTHERLY and again right angles to the SOUTHERLY side of 61st Road and part of the distance through a party wall, 100 feet to the SOUTHERLY side of 61st Road; THENCE WESTERLY along the SOUTHERLY side of 61st Road, 19.50 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. SAID PREMISES more commonly known as 150-08 61st ROAD, FLUSHING, NY 11367. (Block: 6436 Lot: 4) JOSEPH FUCITO Sheriff of the City of New York DEPUTY SHERIFF A.EDWARDS#500 (718) 707-2170 CASE# 21013390 NYC Department of Finance-Office of the Sheriff -nyc.gov/finance

Information wanted regarding the father of CHEYENNE P., born to CAROL PAYNE on March 24, 2018 in Queens County, New York. The child would have been conceived in or about May or June of 2017. Any information of him will be received thankfully by, RAQUEL S. WHITE, ESQ., General Delivery,

CITY CALL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/30/21. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Filipp Ioffe, 28-24 Steinway St., Ste 122, Astoria, NY 11103. Registered agent address is c/o Filipp Ioffe, 62-60 99th Street, Apt 1701, Rego Park, NY 11374. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Legal Notices SILVIUS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/14/21. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 164-19 86th Street, Howard Beach, NY 11414. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Notice of Formation of VALHALLA HOLDINGS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/17/21. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of VALHALLA MSO, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/17/21. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of AMERICAN EAGLE LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/28/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: HUSNAIN ZULFIQAR, 10328 102ND STREET, OZONE PARK, NY 11417. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Ayyur LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/07/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: AYYUR LLC, 3528 34TH ST., APT. 2D, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11106. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

At an IAS Part 22G of the Supreme Court of County of Queens, at the General Courthouse, located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, on the 9 day of July, 2021. PRESENT: HON. LEE A. MAYERSOHN, Justice, KEVIN JEFF, As Guardian for the Personal Needs and Property Management of LAVERNE JEFF, An Incapacitated Person. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO SELL REAL PROPERTY. Old File No.: 2754/19, E-File Index No.: 707237/2021. On reading and filing the annexed Petition of KEVIN JEFF, as Guardian of the property of LAVERNE JEFF, duly verified the 15th day of March, 2021, from which it appears that an Order should be granted to authorize the sale of the interested of LAVERNE JEFF/LAVERNE JEFF GUARDIANSHIP situated in the County of Queens, more particularly described as 175-04 145th Drive, Springfield Gardens, New York 11434, and granting such other and further relief as to it may deem just and proper upon the proceedings had herein; LET LAVERNE JEFF, the incapacitated person, NYC Human Resources Administration, NYC HRA Office of the Legal Affairs, and Maurice Gray, Esq., as Court Examiner, SHOW CAUSE before me or the Justice presiding at Part 22G of this Court, to be held in the Queens County Supreme Court at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, via Microsoft Teams, on the 18 day of August 2021 at 9:30a.m. of that day or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard why a judgment should not be rendered: ORDERED, that Jeffrey Langer of 21443 JAMAICA AVE., QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11428, (917) 930-2072, LANGERREALTY@GMAIL.COM, is hereby appointed as appraiser to go upon the premises, to make an appraisal thereof, and report the same under oath in writing to this Court. ORDERED, that the Guardian shall comply with the requirements of RPAPL Section 1722, Subdivision 5 by advertising once a week for a period of four (4) consecutive weeks in The Queens Chronicle, except that no “FOR SALE” sign need be posted. Advertising shall include a provision that any interested Purchaser shall contact the clerk by e-mail, at qscpart22@nycourts.gov, prior to the return date to receive an invite to the Microsoft TEAMS virtual auction. NO IN-PERSON APPEARANCE PERMITTED; VIRTUAL APPEARANCE ONLY. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO APPEAR VIRTUALLY CONTACT THE COURT AT (718) 298-1626 OR QSCPART22@NYCOURTS.GOV. Why an Order should not be made authorizing and directing the sale of the interest of the Incapacitated Person located at 175-04 145th Drive, Springfield Gardens, New York 11434, as further described in the Petition; Why this Court should not appoint an appraiser and direct a hearing before this Court to inquire into the merits of this application for the sale of the subject premises; Why this Court should not approve the brokerage commission and authorize the Guardian to pay the commission to the real estate broker from the proceeds of the sale of the subject premises; Why the Petitioner, as Guardian of the LAVERNE JEFF GUARDIANSHIP should not be permitted to make the conveyance and carry out these proceedings; Why this Court should not award attorney’s fees to Kassoff, Lerner & Associates, LLP for their work in this matter; and Why Petitioners should not have such other and further or different relief as may be just in the premises. SUFFICIENT REASON APPEARING THEREFOR, IT IS, LET service of a copy of this Order to Show Cause and the Petition to sell the interest of the Incapacitated Person, be made upon all persons named herein, by certified mail, on or before August 4, 2021 and said service shall be deemed good and sufficient service.* Jallyah Jeff, John Jeff, Maurice Gray, NYCHRA. ORDERED, that the Petitioner’s attorney provide the Court with a full list of email addresses for all interested parties ten (10) days prior to the return date herein. ENTER: HON. LEE A. MAYERSOHN, J.S.C.

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69-39 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385

82-17 153 RD Ave., Suite 202, Howard Beach, NY 11414

718-835-4700 69-39 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385

718-628-4700

OPEN HOUSE BY PRIVATE SHOWING ONLY! Saturday August 7th 1-3 PM & Sunday August 8th 1-3 PM

• OPEN HOUSE •

Sat., Aug. 7th 1:00-2:30pm 2635 Oceanside Road

Sat., Aug. 7th 1:00-3:00pm 86-29 155th Avenue, 3K

ALL SHOWINGS MUST BE SCHEDULED WITH LISTING AGENTS! Anne Marie 718-835-4700 or Vincent Musca 917-514-1134 164-53 85th Street

• Howard Beach •

• Lindenwood •

Large Contemporary situated on a 5,900 square foot lot. Resort backyard which includes a pond with waterfall, gas fi re pit, built-in hot tub, outdoor kitchen that features BBQ, sink, refrigerator and storage. Paved patio with seating for many. Shed with electricity for storage. 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths plus a ½ bath. Top of the line appliances thruout 3 CAC units; Can move your family right in this summer and enjoy your beautiful new home!!

• Oceanside •

• Lindenwood •

Large 2 family on 61x100 lot with long driveway. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Totally renovated in the past 5 years. Each apartment has their own heating system and hot water heater. Full fi nished basement, great for entertaining. New electric wiring and circuit breaker panels.

Mint condition 2 Bedroom Co-op with Balcony. Kitchen has stainless steel appliances, hard wood cabinets, granite countertops & porcelain floor. Bathroom features porcelain & mosaic tiles.

• OPEN HOUSE • By Appt. Only

Call Janice 718-490-8023 Sat., Aug. 7th 12:30-2pm 151-20 88th St., 1K

Spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo, nicely renovated kitchen, laminate floors thru-out, plenty of closets, master bedroom with bath, warm and inviting living room. Close to shopping, transportation, restaurants, park and playground.

718-835-4700

82-17 153 RD Ave., Suite 202, Howard Beach, NY 11414

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Call Janice 718-490-8023 Sat., Aug. 7th 12:30-2pm 151-20 88th Street, 4C

• Lindenwood • Turn this fi xer-upper into your opportunity to make your dream home. Two bedroom Two bath cooperative with terrace on fi rst floor. Maintenance includes heat, hot water, cooking gas, electricity and taxes. Base: $900.22; Security services: $30.00; Electric (fluctuates by usage) $33.76; Appliances: $20.00; Assessment (until June 2022) $77.63. Total: $1061.61. Flip tax is $20.00 per share / 570 shares. Selling “as is”. Ideally located near shopping center, public transportation, express bus to Midtown, JFK airport & major highways.

Connexion REAL ESTATE 161-14A Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach (Brother’s Shopping Ctr.)

Get Your House

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ARLENE PACCHIANO Broker/Owner

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GREENPOINT BROOKLYN

HOWARD BEACH APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1 BR, Top Floor All New $1,700 / Mo

Legal 6 family, Six 2 Bedroom Apts.

Asking $2.9 Mil

3 BR, 1 Bath, Water & Heat Included $2,300 / Mo

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Unique home, 5 BRs, 4 baths, huge master, whole 3rd flr., cathedral ceilings, radiant heat, granite countertops, S.S. appliances, wood burning fireplace, I/G pool and pavers.

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

• Lindenwood • Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath Co-op with large living room with access to a large balcony, dining room with galley kitchen. Private hallway to full bath, master bedroom, second bedroom and second bath.

HOWARD BEACH

MINT AAA 5 bedroom 3 bath EMPIRE hi ranch - ALL ! T C NEW Granite kit, stainless RA appliances, sunk in living T ON room, full master bath, C IN vaulted celings, walk in 1 BR apt with seperate entrance, trex deck, pavers, All new mint AAA Ranch, 3 BR, 2½ baths, granite countertops, S.S. appliances, new baths, full fin. bsmnt totally mint.

Asking $838K Asking $1.25M HOWARD BEACH/LINDENWOOD HOWARD BEACH

CENTREVILLE

CO-OPS FOR SALE GARDEN CO-OPS Hi-Rise Hi-Rise

Garden Co-op Move-in Condition, 2 BR & Formal Dining Rm, 1 Bath on First Floor

Reduced $274,900

1 BR Co-op

Reduced $159,900

ARVERNE

Studio Co-op Converted to 1 BR Mint

Reduced $229K

Asking $138K

CONDO FOR SALE

HALF BLOCK TO BEAUTIFUL BEACH! Townhouse - Ground Floor, 2 BRs, 1 Bath, All Updated Includes Washer/Dryer.

Asking $355K

Hi-Rise

JR 4 Rm Co-op, 2 BRs All New Flrs, Building has pvt Gym Play Area

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Detached 1 family with garage, 3 BRS, 2 baths

Asking $698K

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HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD

• Lindenwood • 2 bedroom 2 bath Co-op selling “as is”. Needs TLC but is priced accordingly for a great opportunity to create your own space. Intercom & buzzer vestibule entrance. Ideally located near shopping center, public transportation, express bus to Midtown, airport & major highways. 540 shares, $20 fl ip tax. Monthly Maint.: $856.90; Security $30.00; electric: $31.98; appliances; $27.00; assessment $73.55 until June/2022 total: $1,019.43 includes heat, hot water, cooking gas, real estate taxes & electric (fluctuates by usage)

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